Obituaries

Sep 8, 2013

Mr. Paul G. Carr, age 86, former resident of Winnsboro and Mt. Vernon, passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2013 at the Texas Masonic Retirement Center in Arlington. Paul was born in Commerce, Texas on April 3, 1927 to the late Earl Walter and Reginald Marie McDowell Carr. He served in the United States Merchant Marines during World War...

Sep 6, 2013

Gaetano D’Angelo, age 82 of Mineola, died Friday, September 6, 2013 in Tyler, Texas. He was born on Sunday, September 6, 1931 in Alcamo, Sicily to Giovanni and Maria D’Angelo. Mr. D’Angelo graduated from Bologna University in Italy with a degree in Law. Upon moving to the United States, he graduated from Fordham University, NY with a degree in...

Sep 5, 2013

Carl Vincent Miller, age 75 of Winnsboro, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2013 in Winnsboro. Carl was born on November 1, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Carl and Harriet Beaubien Miller. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, and retired from the computer industry. He served as a deacon in the Catholic Church for...

Sep 4, 2013

Vera G Sondrall, 71 of Quitman, went to be with The Lord Wednesday September 4, 2013. She was born to the late Author T Olsen and Phyllis Clemons Olsen on December 31, 1941 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

In genuine Proverbs 31 fashion she was not idle. After graduating from High School she worked in a bank, at a...

Sep 3, 2013

Jo Ann Bean age 75, of Quitman, died Tuesday, September 3, 2013 in Tyler, Texas. She was born Sunday, December, 9, 1937 to Russell and Dorothy Dixon.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Gerald Edward Bean.

She is survived by four sons, Steve Bean, Mark Bean, Wayne Bean and Doug Bean all of...

Aug 29, 2013

Mr. Wilbur Dean Cobel, age 83 of Winnsboro, passed away on Thurdsay, August 29, 2013 in Winnsboro. Wilbur was born in Malvern, Iowa on September 16, 1929 to the late Henry Lee and Daisy Ellen Cobel. He was a retired carpenter, veteran of the U.S. Air Force, and member of the Bible Baptist Church of Winnsboro. He was preceded...

Aug 29, 2013

Mrs. Charlene Rhoades, age 91 of Longview, passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2013 in Kilgore. Charlene was born in Rosewood on July 11, 1922 to the late Charles and Ada Mae Crayton Reynolds. She was a homemaker, a Baptist, and enjoyed volunteering at local nursing homes. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Solomon Rhoades; daughter,...

Aug 28, 2013

Billy George Cash, age 35, of Mineola, died Wednesday, August 28, 2013 in Tyler, Texas. He was born Wednesday, June, 21, 1978 to Londean and Carol Davis Cash. Mr. Cash was a member of Hubbard Chapel Baptist Church.

He is preceded in death by his father, Londean Cash.

He is survived by his mother and...

Aug 26, 2013

Mr. Thomas Edwin Puryear passed away on Monday, August 26, 2013 at the age of 72. He was born on December 29, 1940 to the late Jeff Puryear and Juanta Threadwell Puryear. Mr. Puryear was a retired from the trucking and cattle industries. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Glenda Saxon Puryear of Winnsboro, sons, Rocky Lancaster of...

Aug 25, 2013

Mr. Johnny Howard Richards, age 83 of Winnsboro, passed away on August 25, 2013 in Tyler. Johnny was born in Winnsboro on February 7, 1930 to the late Howard Clifford and Mae Poole Richards. He served in the U.S. Navy from February 7, 1947 until his retirement on December 1, 1969, during his nearly 23 years of service, he...

Aug 22, 2013

Casey Green, age 48, formerly of Mineola, died Thursday, August 22, 2013 in Longview, Texas. He was born Monday, December 7, 1964 to James and Euna Green. Mr. Green was a machine shop lead man at Joy Global Inc. and was also a member of the hunting club at Joy Global.

He is preceded in death by...

Aug 20, 2013

Billy Eugene Stuart, age 84, died Tuesday, August 20, 2013 in Tyler, Texas. He was born to the late Otto and Alma Stuart. Mr. Stuart was the proud owner of the Serendipity Mall in Mineola since 1999. He was an active life long member of the VFW, Mineola Post, where he was Commander for several years.

He...

Aug 17, 2013

Mr. James Howard Brown passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at the age of 83. He was born on February 18, 1930 to the late Daniel Harold Brown and Eva Marie Daws Brown. Mr. Brown worked in the construction industry and was a former member of the Lathers Local Union in Amarillo, TX. He was raised at the...

Aug 15, 2013

Mr. Mark Blaine King passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at the age of 57. He was born on December 22, 1955 to the late Johnnie Edward King and Geneva Taylor King. Mr. King was a Dental Technician and is survived by his sister, Paulette Lynn of Pilot Point, TX.

Aug 14, 2013

Mr. Thomas Francis Pendergast passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at the age of 81. He was born on February 6, 1932 to the late Thomas Leo Pendergast and Edith Lorena Gibson Pendergast. Mr. Pendergast was the owner and publisher of The Winnsboro News, and was a member of the Winnsboro Future Foundation. He was preceded in death by...

Aug 13, 2013

Lula Van Harpole, age 90, died Tuesday, August 13, 2013 in Grand Saline, Texas. She was born on Saturday, May 26, 1923 in Golden, Texas to the late Oscar and Lois Harpole. She was a member of Golden United Methodist Church. She volunteered with the Salvation Army in Tyler and also worked with the Mineola Caring and Sharing program....

Aug 5, 2013

Moorene Ward Boyd, age 94, formerly of Winnsboro, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2013 in Shreveport, LA. Moorene was born on April 15, 1919 in Greenville to the late Jacob R. and Maude Buehler Ward. She was a retired kindergarten and high school teacher, former member of the Winnsboro Civic Club, and a member of First Baptist Church...

Aug 1, 2013

Grace Fern Bird, age 92, died Thursday, August 1, 2013 in Tyler, Texas. She was born on Thursday, March 10, 1921 in Kiefer, Oklahoma to the late Lawrence and Mary Haynes.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 70 years, Rev. C. A. Bird; a son, Don Bird; a sister, Myrtle Van Deventer;...

Jul 31, 2013

Bobbie Shamburger, 82, died Wednesday, July 31, 2013, in Lubbock, Texas.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 3 at 10:00 a.m. at Beaty Funeral Home in Winnsboro,Texas. Interment will follow at Lee Cemetery in Winnsboro. The family will receive Bobbie’s friends and family members Friday, August 2, from 6:00-7:30 at Beaty Funeral Home.

Jul 31, 2013

Drennon Lee Allen, age 81, of Winnsboro, passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 in Winnsboro. Drennon was born in McAdoo, Texas on October 8, 1931 to the late Robert Y. and Eula Richards Allen. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a retired sales manager for AT&T, a member of the Gus Garrison Masonic Lodge, and St....